20/12/2022

Susan finds Brian outside Home Farm. They acknowledge the difference that change brings, with Brian raising Alice’s sensitivity over her recent divorce. Susan asserts it’s good for them all to have clarity, and Alice and Chris will be able to move on. She’s less than impressed when she discovers later that Brian’s invited Chris to Willow Cottage for Christmas lunch. She feels it muddies the waters now the divorce is through. Brian protests that as Martha’s father, Chris is still family, but Susan counters that he’s her son and she’d made her own arrangements with him. Brian points out that it’s up to Chris which invitation he accepts.
Disconcerted Fallon’s determined to learn why Rex is being so off with her. Rex starts to rant about her sordid affair with Ed. He insists Emma’s confirmed it, and he has it all on camera. Bamboozled Fallon thinks Rex has gone mad. Emma approaches and Rex disappears. Fallon and Emma exchange stories about what they’ve each been accused of, and Emma twigs that their similar coats have caused a catastrophic case of mistaken identity. Fallon laughs, but Emma despairs. Fallon suggests an intervention before things get any more out of hand. Emma, Ed and Fallon explain the truth to Rex. Rex feels an idiot. He discloses that Tony also saw the footage. There are apologies all round. Rex promises to delete the footage. Fallon agrees not to tell Harrison, if the stolen wood’s returned to the rewilding site. Rex promises to put Tony straight, confident he won’t tell a soul.